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Vietnam's second biggest power plant to start up this month

HANOI - The first generator of the new Yaly Hydro Electric Power Plant is expected to commence operation later this month, says director of the Plant Management Board, Do Dong Xuyen. The generator will join the national electricity grid after one month of trial operation, he said.

Meanwhile, Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) says it has adopted a bold plan to boost the country's power supply this year. Officials from EVN say the Corporation will soon start operating new generators at three of the country's major power plants in a bid to meet the country's demand for electricity, which has increased 10 per cent since last year. The new turbo-gas generators are located at Phu My 1 Thermo-power Plant (four new generators), Yaly Hydro-power Plant (four new generators) and at Song Hinh Hydro-power Project (two new generators). EVN targets an increase in electricity generation from the present 5,000MW to 6,600MW, producing some 24.5 billion kWh annually.

In the past four years, the Corporation has invested VND36 trillion (US$2.6 billion) in building projects aimed at supplying electricity to even the most remote regions of the country. In addition to new hydro-power plants at Yaly and Ham Thuan, Da Mi and the new thermo-power plants at Pha Lai 2 and Phu My 1, EVN is developing several other projects such as the Se San 3, the Rao Quan and the extended Uong Bi plants and drawing plans for the Can Dun Hydro-power Plant and the Na Duong coal-fuelled thermo-power plant, officials say.

"It is expected that EVN will invest a further VND13-15 trillion (around $1 billion) annually from this year in building power generating projects and supply lines capable of providing enough energy for Viet Nam's needs from 2001 to 2005," said EVN Deputy General Director, Tran Viet Ngai. EVN will mobilise much of the necessary capital from local sources including the people and low-interest foreign loans. EVN's ambitious expansion programme aims to assure sufficient power supply to service socio-economic development in years to come, with an emphasis on rural areas.

Ngai said, "Our aim is to provide electric energy to all areas by focusing investment on basic construction and expansion of current networks, and at the same time practice thrift in production." Meanwhile, another EVN deputy General Director, Dang Hung, says that EVN plans to produce 26 billion kWh this year, a year-on-year increase of ten per cent and sufficient for both household consumption and industrial production.

Vietnam News Agency - March 9, 2000.